International job seekers

Find your future in New Zealand

A smart move for your career, lifestyle and family.

New Zealand is a favoured destination for people from around the globe – and with good reason! Famed for its stunning scenery, friendly people, and high quality lifestyle, New Zealand boasts a vibrant economy with innovation and cutting edge technology at its heart.

But, we are constantly short of one vital resource, highly skilled ICT professionals – so more and more New Zealand organisations are now looking overseas to attract the talent they need.

Before Your Arrival

Here’s what you need to do and when you need to do it by – before you travel to New Zealand.

Latest Articles

In the latest Absolute IT Employer Insight Report we are seeing an interesting trend in terms of the demand for IT skills in the public versus the private sector. Most in-demand IT skills Over the last five years the top three most-in-demand skills from IT employers in New Zealand have been software development, business analysis […]

It’s well known that the IT industry is male-dominated, with New Zealand being no exception to the trend. Although women gain qualifications at an 80% higher rate than men in New Zealand, many are not trained in areas projected to experience high growth. And in 2016, only 22% of students graduating with a Bachelor’s Degrees […]

The 2018 Absolute IT Job Seeker Report reveals that while money is still a big influencing factor for IT professionals, the opportunity to grow and learn new skills can be a huge factor to keep or attract IT talent. Money is not everything As a group, IT professionals rate their base salary as the biggest deciding […]